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Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Defense - Pressuring to make play predictable (Start Time: 24-Sep-2021 22:40h)

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Chesapeake United Soccer Club
Name: Chesapeake United Soccer Club
City: Chesapeake
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Player discipline is fundamental in defense.  This session focuses on the fundamental movements to make play predictable and ensuring a confident defensive play/unit.  We begin w/ pressuring the ball and the movements to make play predictable.  Then, we move to 1V1 nd 2V2 games where the goal is to control the attackers and for the ball in the direction we want them to move.  Here, we work on the three roles of the Defender: Pressure, Support, & Balance.  The third segment is a 5V5 or 6V6 four goal game.  Finally, we finish with a game.  

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defensive positioning

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Defensive positioning (90 mins)

Organization: 6 minutes w/ 30 second break.  Coach prompts movement.

  • Equipment:  5 cones, 4 corner, one middle w/ a ball on it.
  • Square: 8 X 8 yd. box
  • Learning outcomes: To defend the attacker, make play predictable, containing.
  • Key words/phrases: Bend it like a banana, High to low, Fast to slow, Get on your surf board.  Touch tight
  • Coaching moments: 
    • Deliberate bending of the run to force the player in the direction you want to go.  Which foot is forward?  Left foot to push player to your right.  Right foot to push left.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1V1/2V2 Defensive Control

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1V1/2V2 Defensive Control

Organization: 15 minutes, 7 minutes w/ 1 minute rest

  • Equipment: Two boxes @ 10X15 yds. 3 yard safety zone. Cones at the top of the lanes at 2 yards outside of the box for lines (prevents encroachment)
  • Game: Player A will send a grounded pass to Play B.  Play B attempts to dribble over the line at the opposite end with control.  Player A defends to win the ball by taking possession or forcing the player out of the box. Players score by disrupting the attack or dribbling over the line for a point.
  • Learning outcomes: To defend the attacker, make play predictable, containing.
  • Key words/phrases: Bend it like a banana, High to low, Fast to slow, Shuffle step in, Get on your surf board. Move when the ball is moving, Touch tight, watch the ball.
  • Coaching moments:
    • Deliberate bending of the run to force the player in the direction you want to go.  Which foot is forward? Left foot to push player to your right. Right foot to push left. Use the sideline as a second defender: push the player toward it when available.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4 Goal Game - Predictable

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4 Goal Game - Predictable

Organization: Two 12 minute w/ 2 minute break. Player start player by dribble in or kick in.

  • Equipment: 12cones, 4 small goals or cone goals (6' wide).
  • Field: 40 X 30 yds.
  • Game: Players play to two opposing goals to score a point.  Dibble ins, Kick ins. No offsides
  • Learning outcomes: To defend the attacker, make play predictable, containing. Compactness (Squeeze), Reinforce 3 roles of the defender. 
  • Key words/phrases: Bend it like a banana, High to low, Fast to slow, Get on your surf board. Touch tight
  • Coaching moments:
    • Deliberate bending of the run to force the player in the direction you want to go.  Which foot is forward? Left foot to push player to your right. Right foot to push left.
    • Creating balance to prevent through balls.
    • Developing lines of defense.
    • Communication.
    • Leadership.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game Like Drill 7V6

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Game Like Drill 7V6

Organization: 15 minutes, 7 minutes w/ 1 minute rest

  • Equipment: 1 Large goal, 2 Small sided goals, balls, cones, bibs
  • Field: 50 - 60 yds X 40 yds.
  • Game: Laws of the game.  Attackers start play with a pass from their end line.  1 point is scored in large or small goals.
  • Learning outcomes: To defend the attacker, make play predictable, containing.
    • Remove or add a defensive player when necessary.  The goal is to ensure the defense is successful.
    • Defenders off each other's shoulders & work as a unit. Force the offsides.
    • Leadership and communications from the 4/5.
  • Key words/phrases: Bend it like a banana, High to low, Fast to slow, Shuffle step in, Get on your surf board. Touch tight, slide, pressure, support, balance, squeeze.
  • Coaching moments:
    • Deliberate bending of the run to force the player in the direction you want to go.  Which foot is forward? Left foot to push player to your right. Right foot to push left.
    • Push the player to the outside when in defensive half. 
    • Deliberate control of the ball by defense.
    • Communication.
    • Making play predictable. 

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